Price tag support



May 25, 1954 c, HQQFER 2,679,121

PRICE TAG SUPPORT Filed Jan. 10, 1952 I SI}:

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ATTD RN EYS Patented May 25, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PRICE TAGSUPPORT Charles F. Hoofer, Chicago, Ill.

Application January 10, 1952, Serial No. 265,860

2 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for supporting display cards such asprice tags and name cards from trays, counters and the like, and inparticular a card holding device supporting by a spring loop on thelower end in which the loop is snapped over the head of a rivet, button,or similar device extended upwardly from the base of a tray or the like.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a price card displayingsupport in which cards may be removed and replaced and in which thesupport is readily removable from a retaining element in a tray or thelike.

Various supporting devices have been provided for displaying card suchas name and price cards, however, in the conventional type of displaydevice the card holder is supported by sticking a point into a productor by attaching a clip to the edge of a tray or by using a selfsupporting stand and devices of this type do not remain permanently inposition. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates asupport for a display card wherein a retaining element for holding thesupport in position is permanently mounted in the base of a tray orholding element whereby the display or price card are convenientlydisplayed even though substantially all of the products with which thecard is associated are removed.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forminga price card supporting member whereby cards are readily removed fromand replaced in the member and whereby the member is readily removedfrom a retaining element of a tray and also readily replaced on saidelement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a price card support whichis readily adjustable to cards of different sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a price card supportwhich is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a button having a head spaced from and permanently mounted inthe base of a tray, a U-shaped wire bracket extended. upwardly from thebutton and having a spring actuated socket on the lower end for grippingthe button, and stationary clips positioned to coact with opposed clipsslidably mounted on the upper end of the Wire bracket and adapted to bereta ned in grip-ping relation with upper and lower edges of a pricecard by a thumb nut threaded on a stud in the upper part of the support.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View illustrating the price cardsupport.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing the support with the base ofa tray on which the support is positioned shown insection. 1

Figure 3 is an elevational view looking toward the back of thesupport.

Figure 4 is a plan view taken on line 4 l of Figure 2 showing the springsocket at the lower end of the bracket for gripping the shank of algutton to retain the support in an upright posi- Figure 5 is a crosssection taken on line 5--5 of Figure 2 showing the clamping elements inthe upper part of the support.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a section taken on line $6 of Figure 4illustrating the side members of the spring socket and showing themembers in gripping relation with a shank of the button.

Figure '7 is a view similar to that shown in Fig-- ure 6 illustrating amodification wherein the button is secured to the base of a, tray with ascrew.

Figure 8 is a detail also similar to that shown in Figure 6 illustratinga further modification wherein the button i secured to the base of atray with a bolt.

Figure 9 is a detail showing another modification wherein the button isprovided with an elongated head.

Figure 10 is a cross section taken on line liil0 of Figure 9 showing asection through the head of the button.

Figure 11 is a detail looking toward the back of the support showing amodification wherein a price tag is held by a clip on a plate or sliderbase.

Figure 12 is a vertical section through the upper part of the supportillustrating another modification, wherein a thumb nut for clamping thecard holding element in position is threaded on a stud extended throughthe elements.

Figure 13 is a section taken on line l3i3 of Figure 12 showing the slotin which the head of the stud shown in Figure 12 is positioned.

Figure 14 is an elevational view looking toward the outer end or head ofthe stud shown in Figure 12.

Figure 15 is a detail showing a stud used in the support shown in Figure12.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved price tag or card support of thisinvention includes a wire bracket having side bars ii! and I l whichextend upwardly from loops l2 and I3 of a stud gripping socket havingside bars Id and I5, a stud or button is for retaining the support in anupright position, plate or slider base ll having clips l8 and I9 on thelower end mounted on the side bars l0 and l l of the bracket, an upperslider 20 slidably mounted on the slider base H and having clips 2| and22 at the upper end, and a thumb nut 23 threaded on a stud 2 1 that ismounted in the slider 25 and that extends through an opening or slot 25in the slider base The clips 2! and 22 are provided on the ends of arms26 and 21, respectively, which extend upwardly from the slider 20 and,as illustrated in m Figure 5, arcuate flanges 26 and 29 extended fromthe edges of the slider 29 extend around hubs 3i) and 3!, respectivelyof the slider base 57, whereby the upper slider 29 is slidably mountedon the slider base IT.

The stud 26 is provided with a head 32 that is positioned in a recess 33in the kniu'led nut 23 and, as illustrated in Figure 5, the stud ismounted in the front plate of the slider with a portion 3:3 of reduceddiameter extended through an opening 35 in the plate and with the end ofthe pin riveted over forming a. head 36. The stud extends through theslot 25 of the slider base I! and with the shank of the knurled nut 23positioned as shown in Figure 5, the parts are clamped. in operativeposition whereby the clips on the ends of the sliders are in grippingrelation with a card or price tag as indicated by the numeral 31.

The upper ends of the side bars iii and i! of the bracket extendinwardly toward the center and the ends are secured together with a clip38 that is crimped in. position over the ends.

By this means the slider base H and slider 23 are adjusted verticallyuntil the clips on the ends are in engagement with upper and lower edgesof the card, such as a card 31, and with the clips, extended over theedges of the card the thumb nut 23 is tightened whereby the parts areclamped in assembled relation with the card held therein and with thesliders clamped in position, on the upper part of the bracket.

The button it, illustrated in Figure 6 is riveted with a shank 39 and apin til extended from the shank is riveted over to provide a head 4i bywhich the button is secured in a bottom 62 of a tray or the like.

In the design shown in Figure 7, a button 43 is secured to a bottom i lof a tray or the like with a screw and in the design shown in Figure 8,a button 46 is secured to a panel 41 of a tray or the like by a bolt itwhich extends through the button and which is secured in position with anut 49.

In the design shown in Figures 11 and 12 the nut 23 and stud 24 arereplaced with a knurled nut 58 and a stud 5!, the stud 5i having a flatportion 53 and being provided with a head 52 which is positioned on theouter surface of a card 54 as shown in Figure 12.

The device shown in Figure 11 is provided with a plate 55 having flanges56 and 51 that extend around side bars 58 and 59, respectively of abracket, similar to the side bars viii and l l of the former bracket andthe lower part of the plate is provided with a tab 60 which extends overthe lower edge of the price card 54.

The head 52 of the stud 51 is positioned in a keyhole slot 81 in theface of the card 54 and the head and flange coact with the clip 50 toretain the card 54 in position.

The button it, may also be provided with an elongated head, as indicatedby the numeral 62, and as shown in Figure 9 and the head is providedwith a threaded socket 63 that extends into a shank or base portion 6 4.By this means the head may be secured to the base of a tray or the like,by a screw, such as the screw 45, shown in Figure 7.

The spring arms is and I5 of the mounting sockets are formed with offsetsections, as shown in Figure 4, and by this means the foot of thesupport may readily be snapped over a button or other mounting device,as illustrated in Figure 2, and with the support in position a price tagor card, or a display card of any suitable type may be gripped betweenthe clips of the sliding members whereby the card is readily displayed,and with the card rigidly supported in this manner it remains inposition even though substantially all products in the tray are removed.

It will be understood that other modifications may be made in the designand arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a price tag support having a base the improvement comprisingsubstantially parallel bars extended upwardl from the base, a lowerslider base having clips on the lower end mounted on said parallel bars,an upper slider slida-bly mounted on said parallel bars and having clipson the upper end, each of said sliders having an arcuate flange at eachside thereof, the arcuate flanges of the lower slider base extendingaround the parallel bars and the arcuate flanges of the upper sliderextending around the arcuate flanges of the lower slider base, the clipson the ends of the sliders being in opposed relation, a price cardhaving a keyhole slot therein positioned against said sliders so thatthe clips on said sliders will grip the upper and lower edges of thesaid price card respectively, and means clamping the slider in adjustedpositions on the parallel. bars of said support, said lower slider basehaving a longitudinally extending slot therein, and said clamping meansincluding a stud having a head thereon carried by said upper slider andextended through the slot in said lower slider base and a thumb nutthreaded on the stud and positioned to clamp the sliders against thehead of the stud and through the keyhole slot in said price card.

2. In a price tag support, having a base the improvement comprisingwires positioned to form a U-shaped socket with offset sections in thesides and oppositely positioned U-shaped sections extended from thesides of the sockets, substantially parallel bars extended upwardly fromsaid U-shaped sections at the sides of the socket, a lower slider basehaving arcuate flanges on the vertical edges positioned against theparallel bars with the flanges extended around the bars, an upper slideralso having arcuate flanges on the vertical edges positioned against thelower slider base and with the arcuate flanges extended around thearcuate flanges of the lower slider base, slidably the upper slider onthe lower slider base, said slider and slider base having opposed cardretaining clips on the lower and upper edges thereof, respectively, saidlower slider having a longitudinally extending slot therein, a. studhaving a head thereon carried by the upper slider and extended throughthe slot in the lower slider and a thumb nut threaded on said stud toclamp the sliders together to hold the same in assembled relation toeach other on said parallel bars.

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